• DR. ROSS TUCKER

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    POSITION

    • Research Associate, UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM), Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

     

    QUALIFICATIONS

    • PhD (Physiology) (Exercise Science), University of Cape Town (2006)

      Thesis title: The regulation of exercise performance by a complex anticipatory system

    • BSc (Med) (Hons) (Exercise Science), University of Cape Town (2002)

    • BSc (Physiology and Biochemistry), University of Cape Town (2001)

     

    ESSM RESEARCH GROUPS

    • Exercise performance

    • Injuries and medical conditions associated with sport and exercise

     

    RESEARCH INTERESTS

    • The application of science to human performance

    • Human performance in extreme environments – heat, cold, altitude

    • Physiological adaptations of athletes to exercise training

    • Regulation of pacing strategy and physiology by the central nervous system during exercise

    • Factors predicting performance in running events

    • Fluid replacement during endurance exercise

     

    OTHER

    • Obtained Post-Graduate Diploma in Sports Management from the University of Cape Town in 2007

    • Consulted with South African Ministry of Sport and Sport and Recreation South Africa to develop a strategic plan for high performance sport and sports science in South Africa.  The plan is currently in the implementation phase

    • Scientific editor of South Africa’s Runners World magazine

    • Employed by Health24.com as FitnessDoc and sports science expert

     

    CONTACT

     

    Tel:      +27 21 650 4640

    Email:  Ross.Tucker@mweb.co.za

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    PUBLICATIONS

     

    1.   Dugas JP, Oosthuizen U, Tucker R, Noakes TD. Rates of fluid ingestion alter pacing but not thermoregulatory responses during prolonged exercise in hot and humid conditions with appropriate convective cooling. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2009 Jan;105(1):69-80. Epub 2008 Oct 14.

    2.   Rae DE, Knobel GJ, Mann T, Swart J, Tucker R, Noakes TD. Heatstroke during endurance exercise: is there evidence for excessive endothermy? Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008 Jul;40(7):1193-204.

    3.   Crewe H, Tucker R, Noakes TD. The rate of increase in rating of perceived exertion predicts the duration of exercise to fatigue at a fixed power output in different environmental conditions. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2008 Jul;103(5):569-77. Epub 2008 May 7.

    4.   Kriel Y, Hampson DB, Lambert EV, Tucker R, Albertus Y, Claassen A, St Clair Gibson A. Visual stimulus deprivation and manipulation of auditory timing signals on pacing strategy. Percept Mot Skills. 2007 Dec;105(3 Pt 2):1227-41.

    5.   Hew-Butler T, Sharwood K, Boulter J, Collins M, Tucker R, Dugas J, Shave R, George K, Cable T, Verbalis JG & Noakes T (2007). Dysnatremia predicts a delayed recovery in collapsed ultramarathon runners. Clin J Sport Med 17, 289-296.

    6.   Atkinson G, Peacock O, Gibson AS & Tucker R (2007). Distribution of power output during cycling: impact and mechanisms. Sports Med 37, 647-667.

    7.   Tucker R, Kayser B, Rae E, Rauch L, Bosch A & Noakes T (2007). Hyperoxia improves 20 km cycling time trial performance by increasing muscle activation levels while perceived exertion stays the same. Eur J Appl Physiol.

    8.   Tucker R, Bester A, Lambert EV, Noakes TD, Vaughan CL & St Clair GA (2006). Non-random fluctuations in power output during self-paced exercise. Br J Sports Med 40, 912-917.

    9.   Tucker R, Marle T, Lambert EV & Noakes TD (2006). The rate of heat storage mediates an anticipatory reduction in exercise intensity during cycling at a fixed rating of perceived exertion. J Physiol 574, 905-915.

    10. Tucker R (2006). Response to Marcora Letter. J Physiol.

    11. St Clair GA, Lambert EV, Rauch LH, Tucker R, Baden DA, Foster C & Noakes TD (2006). The role of information processing between the brain and peripheral physiological systems in pacing and perception of effort. Sports Med 36, 705-722.

    12.  Albertus Y, Tucker R, St Clair GA, Lambert EV, Hampson DB & Noakes TD (2005). Effect of distance feedback on pacing strategy and perceived exertion during cycling. Med Sci Sports Exerc 37, 461-468.

    13.  Baden DA, McLean TL, Tucker R, Noakes TD & St Clair GA (2005). Effect of anticipation during unknown or unexpected exercise duration on rating of perceived exertion, affect, and physiological function. Br J Sports Med 39, 742-746.

    14.  Saunders AG, Dugas JP, Tucker R, Lambert MI & Noakes TD (2005). The effects of different air velocities on heat storage and body temperature in humans cycling in a hot, humid environment. Acta Physiol Scand 183, 241-255.

    15.  Noakes TD & Tucker R (2004). Inverse relationship between VO2max and economy in world-class cyclists. Med Sci Sports Exerc 36, 1083-1084.

    16.  Tucker R, Rauch L, Harley YX & Noakes TD (2004). Impaired exercise performance in the heat is associated with an anticipatory reduction in skeletal muscle recruitment. Pflugers Arch 448, 422-430.

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